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National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep in the halls of Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives convene to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the nations capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 Election Results on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep in the rotunda on Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives convene to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the nations capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 Election Results on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Democrat of Maryland, walks past members of the National Guard as he arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021, ahead of an expected House vote impeaching US President Donald Trump. - The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday opened debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters' attack of the Capitol that left five dead. Lawmakers in the lower chamber are expected to vote for impeachment around 3:00 p.m., marking the formal opening of proceedings against Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep in the halls of Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives convene to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the nations capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 Election Results on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep in the halls of Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives convene to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the nations capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 Election Results on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard rest in the Capitol Visitors Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021, ahead of an expected House vote impeaching US President Donald Trump. - The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday opened debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters' attack of the Capitol that left five dead. Lawmakers in the lower chamber are expected to vote for impeachment around 3:00 p.m., marking the formal opening of proceedings against Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard rest in the Capitol Visitors Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021, ahead of an expected House vote impeaching US President Donald Trump. - The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday opened debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters' attack of the Capitol that left five dead. Lawmakers in the lower chamber are expected to vote for impeachment around 3:00 p.m., marking the formal opening of proceedings against Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep in the halls of Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives convene to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the nations capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 Election Results on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep in the halls of Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives convene to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the nations capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 Election Results on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

January 13, 2021 at 11:03 am EST

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